Subject Area: Ancient civilizations, Aztec, Social Studies Grade Level: 5 Text Connection: Aztecs by David and Patricia Armentrout, Newbridge Publishing, 2005, ISBN# 1-4007-4133-5
Procedure: Read the book together, taking time to talk about the Aztecs, the information on the timeline, the illustrations and captions. Ask questions throughout the process to be sure that the student understands the story. When you are finished reading the book, play the game using the directions below. Choose a vocabulary activity to reinforce meaning.
Game Directions: 1. Each player rolls the dice. The lowest roll goes first. The players continue going clockwise.
2. Each player rolls and moves the number of spaces on the dice. If the player lands on a sculpture head, he picks up a card, reads it and answers the question. He can use the book to help.
3. If the answer is correct, the player moves ahead one more space. If the answer is not correct, the player stays on the space.
4. The winner is the player who gets to the end of the board first.
Answers to Aztec Game True/False Questions:
1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T 6. F
7. T 8. F 9. T 10.T 11. F 12. T
13. F 14. T 15.T 16.F 17. T 18. T
19. T 20. F 21. T 22. F 23. T 24. T
Reading A-Z Resources: All About Chocolate Levels O, R, U
Title: Aztec Civilization
Subject Area: Ancient civilizations, Aztec, Social Studies
Grade Level: 5
Text Connection:
Aztecs by David and Patricia Armentrout, Newbridge Publishing, 2005, ISBN# 1-4007-4133-5
Vocabulary: Aztec Vocabulary Cards
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Activity: Aztec Board Game
Materials: 1 die (numbers 1-3), Aztec gameboard, question cards, answer sheet (see below), markers for 2-4 players
Procedure: Read the book together, taking time to talk about the Aztecs, the information on the timeline, the illustrations and captions. Ask questions throughout the process to be sure that the student understands the story. When you are finished reading the book, play the game using the directions below. Choose a vocabulary activity to reinforce meaning.
Game Directions:
1. Each player rolls the dice. The lowest roll goes first. The players continue going clockwise.
2. Each player rolls and moves the number of spaces on the dice. If the player lands on a sculpture head, he picks up a card, reads it and answers the question. He can use the book to help.
3. If the answer is correct, the player moves ahead one more space. If the answer is not correct, the player stays on the space.
4. The winner is the player who gets to the end of the board first.
Answers to Aztec Game True/False Questions:
1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T 6. F
7. T 8. F 9. T 10.T 11. F 12. T
13. F 14. T 15.T 16.F 17. T 18. T
19. T 20. F 21. T 22. F 23. T 24. T
Reading A-Z Resources:
All About Chocolate Levels O, R, U